diff --git a/srcpkgs/sane/libsane.template b/srcpkgs/sane/libsane.template
index 28037b952c6..d9c8c34757c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sane/libsane.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sane/libsane.template
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove "usr/lib/libsane.so.*" usr/lib
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib && ln -sf libsane.so.1 libsane.so
 }